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Statistics Canada's Census Profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population - Yukon [Territory].
Unlike in other Canadian provinces and territories, Statistics Canada uses the entire territory as a single at-large census division. Population of Yukon: 40,232 ( 2021 Census ) Percentage of Canadian population : 0.10%
The estimated population of Yukon on March 31, 2021 was 43,025; an increase of 965, or 2.3%, compared to the figure for March 31, 2020 (42,060). Comparing March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2011, Yukon's population increased by 7,687, or 21.8%.
It is the third-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 45,750 as of 2024. However, Whitehorse, the territorial capital, is the largest settlement in any of the three territories. Yukon was split from the Northwest Territories in 1898 as the Yukon Territory.
Highlights: The estimated population of Yukon on June 30, 2021 was 43,118; an increase of 920, or 2.2%, compared to the revised figure for June 30, 2020 (42,198). Comparing June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2011, Yukon's population increased by 7,659, or 21.6%.
The 2021 Census of Population counted 40,232 people in Yukon as of May 11, 2021. Yukon’s population growth rate of 12.1% between the censuses of 2016 and 2021 was the highest in Canada. The population growth in the Whitehorse census subdivision (CSD) accounted for 71.5% of Yukon’s population growth.
The estimated population of Yukon on September 30, 2022 was 44,160; an increase of 593, or 1.4%, compared to the figure for September 30, 2021 (43,567). Comparing September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2012, Yukon's population increased by 7,729, or 21.2%.
